The planets that have a retrograde rotation are Venus and Uranus. The planets that move in retrograde (appear to be moving backwards against the starry sky) are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
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Even though some planets have retrograde rotation, no planet has retrograde revolution. All the planets go around the Sun in the same (eastward) direction.; Retrograde Motion; (to be added later -- for now, refer to Chapter 1 of Fraknoi's book for a discussion of this topic)
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cseligman.com/text/sky/retrograde.htm
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As a result, the rotation period of a planet which has a retrograde rotation is a negative number, as shown in the table for the three planets which have such a rotation. Keep in mind that even though some planets have retrograde ROTATION, they ALL orbit, or REVOLVE around the Sun, in the same direction.
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cseligman.com/text/sky/rotationvsday.htm
cseligman.com/text/sky/rotationvsday.htm
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Why is the rotation of Venus retrograde, or East to West - unlike nearby planets? ... "Of the nine planets, a bare majority (Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune) rotate in a way we consider 'normal'. Mercury and Venus are slow, Venus, Uranus, ... Imagine Home | Ask an Astrophysicist | Retrograde rotation of Venus...
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Jupiter 9. Three planets exhibit retrograde rotation. This means that the pole from which the planet would be seen to rotate anticlockwise, like the North Pole on Earth, is on the south side of the planet's orbital plane as seen from the sun. Name any one of the three.
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Planets - Data Table ... Dwarf Planets are listed in a separate table below. ... rotation period (in Earth days) 58.65 -243* 1 1.03 0.41 0.44 -0.72* 0.72...
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Complete this worksheet after you have finished reading Chapter 18, Section 2. Read the directions below, and write your answers in the spaces provided on the next page. ... 2. Draw a red circle around the group of terrestrial planets. ... D. It has retrograde rotation.
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www.comevisit.com/mrjennings/PlanetsSS.htm
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Likewise, Pluto's rotation is retrograde, meaning that if you were to view Pluto from above the ecliptic (north direction from Earth), it rotates in the opposite direction as the other six planets (remember that Uranus and Venus are the other planets that have retrograde rotation).
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www.mira.org/fts0/planets/101/text/txt201x.htm
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Prograde and retrograde atmospheric rotation of cloud-covered terrestrial planets; Significance of astronomical parameters in the middle atmosphere ; M. Yamamoto1 and M. Takahashi2;
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